.Friends of Coal West is a volunteer organization dedicated to educating the public about the importance of affordable, abundant #coal to our economic prosperity and #energy security. RMMI #CoalPower #Mining #Miners #America 🇺🇸

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned yesterday in its 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment that soaring demand and an overreliance on variable renewable power sources threatens grid reliability. Read how coal can help meet demand here: countoncoal.org/2025/05/nother…

Trump wants coal to power AI data centers. The tech industry may need to make peace with that for now President Donald Trump has ordered his Cabinet to find coal resources that can be used to power artificial intelligence data centers. cnbc.com/2025/05/17/tru… #coaliscool

Thank Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS for the opportunity to testify on "Unleashing the Golden Age: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation" youtube.com/live/ds1bf1Cx8…

Yesterday the Senate HELP Committee GOP Committee voted to advance the nomination of Wayne Palmer, the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA), along with Marco Rajkovich, to serve on the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

Memorial Day isn’t about barbecues or beach days—it’s about those American heroes who gave everything for our freedom. THIS 70-SECOND VIDEO CAPTURES WHAT THE DAY IS TRULY ABOUT. 🇺🇸

A week before an Ottawa County coal plant was set to close, the federal government is stepping in. Consumers Energy was set to close the 1,560 megawatt J.H. Campbell plant at the end of the month. On Friday, the Department of Energy issued a 90-day fox17online.com/news/local-new…

The big story of the day is over at the Environmental Protection Agency where Administrator Zeldin is scheduled to today repeal two Biden-era power plant rules. Watch for more.

EPA is proposing to repeal the unconstitutional 2015 Obama “Clean Power Plan”, Biden's “Clean Power Plan 2.0”, and the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (reverting to the effective 2012 standards). These rules imposed massive costs on power plants, raised the cost of

President Donald Trump has ordered his Cabinet to find #coal resources that can be used to power artificial intelligence data centers.. cnbc.com/2025/05/17/tru… Friends of Coal West National Mining Association NorthStarSLLC ACC Minerals Make Life #Trump #Energy #FossilFuels #Mining #CoalPower

The numbers are in, and coal mining provides a great living! According to BLS’s latest numbers, in 2024 the average coal mining job paid $112,413. Read more: bls.gov/cew/data.htm

It was pleasure to speak with members of the RMMI Monday and welcomed the positive response. We always look forward to building new connections growing the @WesternFuels24 portfolio and happy that a new day for #coal is emerging. National Mining Association Friends of Coal West NorthStarSLLC

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Construction began in early June on the foundations for the new Leland Olds Station-to-Tande transmission line. When complete, the new 345-kV line will connect the Leland Olds Station to the Tande substation. Read more: bit.ly/LOStoTande

Be sure to follow! @westernfuels24 is a not for profit cooperative that supplies coal & transportation services to consumer-owned electric utilities throughout the West, Midwest, & Southeast. National Mining Association ACC American Exploration & Mining Association Minerals Make Life Friends of Coal West NorthStarSLLC

Heatwaves proof coal gas are workhorses bostonherald.com/2025/07/16/opi… #coaliscool

EVs & data centers are driving electricity demand faster than we can scale up, but we can avoid overtaxing the grid by keeping all available power sources online, including coal. More here: realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/…

.President Donald J. Trump’ Energy Dominance Agenda is the foundation of American prosperity, affordability, and national security!